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Sacramento Kings<\/a> (13-46, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (35-21, third in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Houston and Sacramento face off on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Rockets have gone 20-16 against Western Conference opponents. Houston averages 114.5 points and has outscored opponents by 5.1 points per game.<\/p>\n

The Kings are 9-30 in Western Conference play. Sacramento has a 5-29 record in games decided by 10 points or more.<\/p>\n

The Rockets average 114.5 points per game, 6.5 fewer points than the 121.0 the Kings give up. The Kings are shooting 46.2% from the field, 0.6% higher than the 45.6% the Rockets’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

The teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Kings won the last matchup 111-98 on Jan. 12. DeMar DeRozan<\/a> scored 22 points to help lead the Kings to the win.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Durant<\/a> is averaging 25.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Rockets. Jabari Smith<\/a> Jr. is averaging 18.6 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Russell Westbrook<\/a> is scoring 15.1 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Kings. Malik Monk<\/a> is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 6-4, averaging 107.3 points, 45.3 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 9.6 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.4 points per game.<\/p>\n

Kings: 1-9, averaging 109.3 points, 43.4 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.8 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Jae’Sean Tate<\/a>: out (knee), Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Steven Adams<\/a>: out for season (ankle).<\/p>\n

Kings: Domantas Sabonis<\/a>: out for season (back), Dylan Cardwell<\/a>: out (ankle), De’Andre Hunter<\/a>: out for season (eye), Zach LaVine<\/a>: out for season (finger), Devin Carter<\/a>: day to day (back).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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